Let me begin today’s thoughts by saying, that persistence, patience, and perseverance, are important parts of answered prayer, while continually praying with thanksgiving to God.
As stated in Ephesians 6:18, we are to continually be praying in the Spirit, with the Spirit, until we see what we are praying for, manifested in our life. The desire of God’s will for us and the lives of others. Yes, God will bring about, thru the Holy Spirit, the very fruit to which we are praying for His will, His Word!
In this component of prayer, that of “praying in the Spirit” we must make our request be known to God, our Father, with an earnest spirit, in persistence, confidence, and humility.
When praying, we must allow the Holy Spirit to guide us with a sense of intensity, seriousness, and fervor; that of passion and zeal. When praying, we are to pray out of gratefulness, for the need, and expect an answer to the prayer in our life. With that need, we must approach our Heavenly Father with a deep sense of its importance.
This earnestness, intensity, seriousness of purpose, persistence, humility, and confidence are characteristics of praying in the Spirit. We must always be watching and waiting (expecting,) for God’s answer to come forth, as it surely will.
As stated in James 5:16, The fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. From this story, we can see what it truly means to be watchful (all night long), persistent and ceaseless praying of the pray-er.
Results came – a message given under the very power of the Holy Spirit, so anointed, that hundreds of men fell under this same power. Praying in the Spirit – that of prayers of zeal, watchfulness, persistence, and power.
This kind of praying first takes obeying the command of God to pray. As we give ourselves to the task of praying, we must look to the Holy Spirit within, to produce the prayers that He desires; to see the work manifested without.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8).
I am thankful for the Holy Spirit, and the work He does through my life, and in the believer’s life. This spiritual power that Jesus spoke about, was for witnessing, preaching, living, and praying.
This power is so intense and active, and full of life; that it results in a full and lasting change in our lives, and in the lives of those for whom we are praying. This is what the Lord spoke about; the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin. He is also our comforter, our teacher, and our helper.
To see the Holy Spirit manifested in and through our lives, we must use the avenue in which the Holy Spirit works.
- To receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit- we must pray.
- To be led by the Holy Spirit – we must pray.
- To be used by the Holy Spirit – we must pray.
- To be anointed by the Holy Spirit – we must pray.
Yes, the Holy Spirit and prayer are linked with each other.
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